Reviewing the high-interest rates on loans, improving ATM services as well as reducing the turnaround time at banking halls have emerged as some key concerns for customers of banks. They believe...
President Donald Trump will propose drastic cuts to America's foreign aid and environmental programs in a security-heavy first budget blueprint to be released later Thursday. In a plan designed to...
China's central bank raised short-term interest rates on Thursday in what economists said was a bid to stave off capital outflows and keep the yuan currency stable after the Federal Reserve raised U....
Two financial analysts have predicted the Ghanaian cedi, which has been depreciating against major trading currencies, will stabilise by the end of the first quarter of the year. The cedi has in the...
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), says government must focus on addressing the macro-economic fundamentals before it begins to implement its ambitious policy initiatives. The Institute...
Economic fundamentals remain weak, and so the 2017 budget lacks a strong foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said, asking the new government to hasten slowly on its ambitious...
China issued a raft of upbeat data on Tuesday showing the economy got off to a strong start to 2017, supported by strong bank lending, a government infrastructure spree and a much-needed resurgence...
Millions of vulnerable South Africans risk missing out on vital social security payments from next month in a scandal over a government contract, as the BBC's Milton Nkosi reports. "I'm extremely...
U. S. household wealth has hit record levels. U.S. stock prices recently hit all-time highs. Inflation is nearing the Federal Reserve's 2.0 percent goal, and the world economy including the once-sick...
Economist, Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey has cautioned government not to be tempted to go in for the 5 percent budget deficit financing from the Bank of Ghana (BoG). According to him, even though there is a...
Economist, Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey has cautioned government not to be tempted to go in for the 5 percent budget deficit financing from the Bank of Ghana (BoG). According to him, even though there is a...
Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia believes Africa will earn more respect from the West if it stops begging for aid. The economist wants the ‘dark continent’ to aim at “economic...
It is the gateway to Nigeria's capital and seat of government. It is a vital resource for public officials, VIPs, and business travelers. Abuja's Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled almost...
Labour economist at the University of Ghana, Dr. Baah Boateng has called on government to take a firm decision and strictly enforce compliance of the minimum wage. The country’s minimum wage...
After several months of screening over 2,400 entries received for Season III of MTN Heroes of Change, the airing of the final 10 projects started on Saturday, 4th March, 2017 in a 13-week series. The...
An economist with the University of Ghana has called for a forensic audit of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC). Dr Eric Osei-Assibey who is also a Fellow at the Institute of...
An Economist has dismissed the erstwhile NDC administration’s oft-repeated assertion that it borrowed to finance key infrastructural projects. According to a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute...
A renowned economist has given high marks to the 2017 budget statement of Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration but points out likely policy implementation challenges. Dr Eric Osei-Assibey, a Senior...
Former Hearts of Oak management member Farouk Al Wahab says the next Black Stars coach should be a local man. The economist argues that majority of the Black Stars players had their talents refined...
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to near a 44-year low last week, pointing to further tightening of the labor market even as economic growth appears to have remained...
